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==1915 (Saturday)==
*Battalion Order: C Company will arrive at Carlisle by special train....The Officer Commanding A Company will detail one officer, one ACO and 8 men to meet the Company with the Battalion Transport Cart, and 3 farm carts....The Buglers & Drummers will attend.<ref>{{lowther|recno=135}}</ref>
*Russian success on the [[Bzura (river)|Bzura]] and [[Ravka (river)|Ravka]] rivers.
*Strength: [[Private]]s [[Ernest Hymes (17418)]] and [[Thomas Smith (17419)]] are posted to E Company.<ref>{{lowther|recno=136}}</ref>
*Hard fighting near Gorlitse.
*Russian progress near the [[Uzsok Pass|Uzsok]] and [[Rostoka Pass|Rostoka Passes]].
*Urmia (North Persia) evacuated by Russian forces.<ref group="note">This city was occupied by Russian forces before the outbreak of the War.</ref>
*Battle of [[Sarikamish]] continues.
*{{HMS|Fox}} and {{HMS|Goliath}} [[bombard]] [[Dar-es-Salaam]].
 
==1916 (Sunday)==
*Situated in [[billet]]s at Aveluy involved in [[fatigue duty]] for the {{wl|Royal Engineers}}.
*[[Bombardment]] of [[Hartmannsweilerkopf]] ([[Alsace]]).
*Heavy fighting north-east of [[Czernowitz]].
*Turks shell [[Kut-el-Amara]].
*P. & O. ''Geelong'' and ''Glengyle'' sunk in Mediterranean.
 
==Notes1917==
*Situated at Puchevillers involved in [[working parties]] and general training.
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==References==
==1918==
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*Situated at Tournehem carrying out [[battalion]] and [[specialists|specialist training]].
==Acknowledgements==
 
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